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  • Insurers highlight need to close climate-related protection gaps

    31 October 2024

    Insurers say demand for affordable climate coverage is growing amid rising risks

  • Surprising resilience of global economy set to drive insurance growth, says Swiss Re

    16 July 2024

    Swiss Re Institute publishes its annual world insurance report

  • RVS 2023: Inflation still key macroeconomic risk for insurers, warns Swiss Re

    10 September 2023

    The Swiss reinsurer warned high inflation could persist for next two years

  • Swiss Re forecasts global insurance markets will return to growth

    10 July 2023

    The Swiss reinsurer predicted global premium volumes are set to exceed $7trn this year

  • Macroeconomic outlook for insurers is "highly uncertain"

    17 November 2022

    Swiss Re group chief economist Jérôme Haegeli advised insurers to price inflation risk correctly

  • Combat inflation with the tools at your disposal, insurers told

    05 July 2022

    The Geneva Association Economic Forum examined inflation's impact on insurers

  • Climate risk means property cat losses could rise 120% by 2040

    06 September 2021

    Swiss Re says climate perils will increase the property risk pool by 33% - 41% over next 20 years

  • UN climate report: insurers ready to drive radical change

    10 August 2021

    Paul Walsh rounds up reactions from insurers, trade associations and industry experts to the findings of a landmark United Nations (UN) climate report - described as a "code red for humanity".

  • Swiss Re heralds carbon sequestration industry as big as oil and gas sector

    08 July 2021

    But reinsurer acknowledges long-tail liabilities of insuring CO2 storage

  • Public sector most threatened by, but least aware of, climate risk, says Swiss Re

    25 June 2021

    "Biggest cost is policy inaction," argues Jerome Haegeli